A committee bill file was opened in May of this year to modify
statutory reporting requirements to the committee. The committee will consider
draft legislation that repeals statutory requirements for certain reports to
the committee and consolidates the statutory requirements for other reports.

A committee bill
file was opened in August of this year to address recommendations from
#2017-14, A Performance Audit of State Energy Incentives, by the Office of the
Legislative Auditor General. The committee will consider draft legislation that
repeals an obsolete energy-incentivizing program, requires all agencies that
certify energy-incentivizing tax credits to submit evidence of those
certifications to the Utah State Tax Commission (USTC), and ensures that all
tax credits are cross-referenced in Utah Code Title 59, Revenue and Taxation,
so that the USTC may track them.

·Rep.
Stephen G. Handy

·Public
comment

·Committee
discussion/action

4.Update on Committee Bill File “Renewable
Energy Source Amendments”

A committee bill file was opened in August to work with
stakeholders and interested parties to support customer choice in pursuing
community goals for 100% net renewable energy generation while guarding against
unintended consequences to non-participants in Salt Lake City, Park City, and
Summit County. At this time, stakeholder input is still being gathered, and
draft legislation will not be considered as a committee bill file for the 2019
General Session.

The committee will
consider recommending as a committee file for the 2019 General Session a
refiled resolution from the 2018 General Session that encourages the development
of wind, solar, and geothermal energy resources in rural areas of the state.

·Rep.
Stephen G. Handy

·Public
comment

·Committee
discussion/action

6.Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account

The committee will discuss two approaches pertaining to Utah
Code Section 54-5-1.5, Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account, that
modify how regulatory entities are able to collect funds that cover
administrative costs of regulating public utilities.

In accordance with Utah Code Subsection 36-12-20(3)(b), the
committee will hear a report from an appointed member of the Energy Producer
States’ Coalition on the Energy Producer States’ Agreement activities
throughout the past year.